| Teacher: Rusty Kennedy Series: Gospels |
Rusty's Notes | |
| This week: John 2:1 – 3:21 Jesus’ first miracle John 2:1-11 - 1 On the third day a wedding took place in Cana of Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, and 2 Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding as well. 3 When the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother told Him, “They don’t have any wine.” 4 “What has this concern of yours (Was Mary a “wedding coordinator?) to do with Me, woman?” Jesus asked. “My hour has not yet come.” - Jesus’s first miracle was supposed to take place in Jerusalem. 5 “Do whatever He tells you,” His mother told the servants. 6 Now six stone water jars had been set there for Jewish purification. Each contained 20 or 30 gallons. 7 “Fill the jars with water,” Jesus told them. So they filled them to the brim. 8 Then He said to them, “Now draw some out and take it to the chief servant.” And they did. - Who saw Jesus perform this miracle? Mary, the disciples and the servants. - Jesus’ first miracle was done in private because He was not in Jerusalem. 9 When the chief servant tasted the water (after it had become wine) (not grape juice), he did not know where it came from—though the servants who had drawn the water knew. He called the groom 10 and told him, “Everyone sets out the fine wine first, then, after people have drunk freely, the inferior. But you have kept the fine wine until now.” 11 Jesus performed this first sign in Cana of Galilee. He displayed His glory, and His disciples believed in Him. [1] - “glory” - The reality that the God of the Old Testament has acted anew in Christ Jesus.[2] Jesus travels to Capernaum (from Cana – 17 miles) - John 2:12 - 12 After this, He went down to Capernaum, together with His mother, His brothers, and His disciples, and they stayed there only a few days. [3] - Jesus was rejected later on by His own hometown and did most of his ministry around this area. Jesus first cleansing of the Temple - John 2:13-22 - 13 The Jewish Passover was near, so Jesus went up to Jerusalem (107 miles along the Jordan River). - Picture of Map from Capernaum to Temple Mount 14 In the temple complex He found people selling oxen, sheep, and doves, and He also found the money changers sitting there. - Picture of Old Jerusalem - Picture of Herod’s Temple - The high priest (Annas) would disqualify sacrifices, which caused them to purchase pre-approved sacrifices at a higher rate because they didn’t want to return home. - Temple tax was also due and could have the picture of Roman leader so there was a fee for exchanging money to temple currency. 15 After making a whip out of cords, He drove everyone out of the temple complex with their sheep and oxen. He also poured out the money changers’ coins and overturned the tables. 16 He told those who were selling doves, “Get these things out of here! Stop turning My Father’s house into a marketplace!” 17 And His disciples remembered that it is written: Zeal for Your house will consume Me. (Psalm 69:9) 18 So the Jews replied to Him, “What sign of authority will You show us for doing these things?” 19 Jesus answered, “Destroy this sanctuary, and I will raise it up in three days.” 20 Therefore the Jews said, “This sanctuary took 46 years to build, and will You raise it up in three days?” 21 But He was speaking about the sanctuary of His body. 22 So when He was raised from the dead, His disciples remembered that He had said this. And they believed the Scripture and the statement Jesus had made. [4] - This took place during the Passover, the first Passover of four mentioned during Jesus’ ministry. -Jesus’ public ministry lasted over 3 years. John 2:23 - 23 While He was in Jerusalem at the Passover Festival, many trusted in His name when they saw the signs He was doing. - What signs have been mentioned? None - He must have been doing signs that were not mentioned in the Scripture. 24 Jesus, however, would not entrust Himself to them, since He knew them all 25 and because He did not need anyone to testify about man; for He Himself knew what was in man.[5] - Jesus did not need any “character references” from man. Nicodemus speaks with Jesus at Possibly Jesus’ first Passover John 3:1-21 – 1 There was a man from the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. 2 This man came to Him at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that You have come from God as a teacher, for no one could perform these signs You do unless God were with him.” 3 Jesus replied, “I assure you: Unless someone is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” 4 “But how can anyone be born when he is old?” Nicodemus asked Him. “Can he enter his mother’s womb a second time and be born?” [6] Born Again Possibilities: 1) Conversion from Gentile to Jew (Nicodemus was already a Jew) 2) Crowned to be King (subject to Romans) 3) Jewish boy Barmizvahed at 13 4) Married (Sanhedrins had to be married) 5) Became Rabbi at 30 6) Became leading teacher in Rabbi school (Jesus referred to this in verse 10) 5 Jesus answered, “I assure you: Unless someone is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. 6 Whatever is born of the flesh is flesh, and whatever is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7 Do not be amazed that I told you that you must be born again. 8 The wind blows where it pleases, and you hear its sound, but you don’t know where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.” 9 “How can these things be?” asked Nicodemus. 10 “Are you a teacher of Israel and don’t know these things?” Jesus replied. 11 “I assure you: We speak what We know and We testify to what We have seen, but you do not accept Our testimony. 12 If I have told you about things that happen on earth and you don’t believe, how will you believe if I tell you about things of heaven? 13 No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven —the Son of Man. z14 Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, 15 so that everyone who believes in Him will have eternal life. 16 “For God loved the world in this way: He gave His One and Only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send His Son into the world that He might condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through Him. 18 Anyone who believes in Him is not condemned, but anyone who does not believe is already condemned, because he has not believed in the name of the One and Only Son of God. 19 “This, then, is the judgment: The light has come into the world, and people loved darkness rather than the light because their deeds were evil. 20 For everyone who practices wicked things hates the light and avoids it, so that his deeds may not be exposed. 21 But anyone who lives by the truth comes to the light, so that his works may be shown to be accomplished by God.”[7] [1] The Holy Bible: Holman Christian standard version. (2009). (Jn 2:1–11). Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers. [2] Borchert, G. L. (1996). John 1–11 (Vol. 25A, p. 158). Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers. [3] The Holy Bible: Holman Christian standard version. (2009). (Jn 2:12). Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers. [4] The Holy Bible: Holman Christian standard version. (2009). (Jn 2:13–22). Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers. [5] The Holy Bible: Holman Christian standard version. (2009). (Jn 2:23–25). Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers. [6] The Holy Bible: Holman Christian standard version. (2009). (Jn 3:1–4). Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers. [7] The Holy Bible: Holman Christian standard version. (2009). (Jn 3:5–21). Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers. |     |
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